Name: Michelangelo. The Complete Paintings, Sculptures and Arch. By Frank Zoellner
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Michelangelo. The Complete Paintings, Sculptures and Arch. Summary

Michelangelo. The Complete Paintings, Sculptures and Arch. by Frank Zoellner

Before reaching the tender age of 30, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) had already sculpted Pieta and David, two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of art. As a sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect, the achievements of this Italian master are unique-no artist before or after him has ever produced such a vast, multifaceted, and wide-ranging oeuvre.

This fresh TASCHEN edition traces Michelangelo's ascent to the cultural elite of the Renaissance. Ten richly illustrated chapters cover the artist's paintings, sculptures, and architecture, including a close analysis of the artist's tour de force frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.Full-page reproductions and enlarged details allow readers to appreciate the finest details in the artist's repertoire, while the book's biographical essay considers Michelangelo's more personal traits and circumstances, such as his solitary nature, his thirst for money and commissions, his immense wealth, and his skill as a property investor.

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Michelangelo. The Complete Paintings, Sculptures and Arch. Reviews

If a visit to the Sistine Chapel is not on the cards, this magnificent book is the next best thing... * The Sunday Express Magazine *

About Frank Zoellner

Frank Zoellner wrote his doctoral thesis on motifs originating from Antiquity in the history of art and architecture of the Medieval and Renaissance periods (1987). He is also the author of a postdoctoral treatise on motion and expression in the art of Leonardo da Vinci, published in 2010. He has published numerous works on Renaissance art and art theory, and on 20th-century art. Since 1996 he has been Professor of Medieval and Modern Art at the University of Leipzig. For TASCHEN he has authored the XL monographs on Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Christof Thoenes (1928-2018) studied art history in Berlin and Pavia, before completing his doctorate in Berlin. Thoenes was Honorary Professor in Hamburg and worked many years for the Bibliotheca Hertziana (Max-Planck-Institute) in Rome. He contributed to numerous publications on Italian art, particularly on architecture and architectural theory of the 15th to 18th centuries.

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Sku

GOR008727237

ISBN 13

9783836537162

ISBN 10

3836537168

Title

Michelangelo. The Complete Paintings, Sculptures and Arch. by Frank Zoellner

Author

Frank Zoellner

Series

Bibliotheca Universalis

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Taschen GmbH

Year published

2022-12-21

Number of pages

800

Prizes

N/A

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Michelangelo. The Complete Paintings, Sculptures and Arch. Frank Zoellner

Michelangelo. The Complete Paintings, Sculptures and Arch. by Frank Zoellner

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Michelangelo. The Complete Paintings, Sculptures and Arch. Summary

Michelangelo. The Complete Paintings, Sculptures and Arch. by Frank Zoellner

Michelangelo. The Complete Paintings, Sculptures and Arch. Reviews

About Frank Zoellner

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